Tag: Presidents

ISLAMABAD - As President Asif Ali Zardari is striving hard to make his roundtable conference a success, the opposition seems wary of the agenda of the moot, with the PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif pressing for the implementation of his 10-point agenda within the 45-day time limit.
Zardari continued consultations with political leaders for the second consecutive day, the most significant being his telephone call to Nawaz for inviting him to attend the proposed moot. A source in the

LAHORE - A full bench of Lahore High Court adjourned proceedings on petitions challenging President Asif Ali Zardari's dual offices for one day. The bench was hearing detailed arguments of the petitioner counsel AK Dogar who will continue arguing his case on Tuesday against Zardari as court time ended on Monday.
A K Dogar may take few more days to complete constitutional deliberations on the President's dual offices. The petitions against President Zardari were filed by Pakistan

ISLAMABAD - Having announced the lifting of ban on political activities in the Federally-Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on the Independence Day in 2009, President Asif Ali Zardari is yet to sign a presidential order to give effect to his announcement. "Today I am announcing the permission of political activities in the Fata to bring them into the main political stream," he had said.
Talking to Pakistan Today Akhanzada Chattan demanded of the president to issue presidential

LAHORE - Pakistan Football Federation President Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat congratulated Palestinian Football Association (PFA)'s President General Rajoub Jibril on winning entry into the AFC President's Cup. "The clubs playing in AFC President's Cup have matured and will be able to play at the higher level such as the AFC Cup, and even the AFC Champions League, in the future," said Faisal.
The AFC President's Cup and Challenge Cup Organising Committee, under the

TUNIS - Thousands of protesters demanded the immediate departure of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in marches across the country Friday, emboldened by his pledge to step down in 2014 after weeks of unrest.
"No to Ben Ali, the uprising continues," hundreds shouted in a march down the main boulevard in central Tunis, Avenue Bourguiba, while thousands more protesters took to the streets in other towns shouting "Ben Ali out". The crowd in the capital, which included lawyers in

LAHORE - Pakistan Air Force and the combined team of Guard Group and Diamond Paints won their matches in the Toyota Cup Polo Tournament here at the LPC ground on Friday.
Atif Tiwana with his three goals ensured a 5- 3

LAHORE - The President's Bodyguard, Pakistan Air Force, Diamond Paints and Master Paints won their matches in the Toyota Cup Polo Tournament here Wednesday.
The matches took place on a day when the whole country was in a state of shock due to murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer. Last Sunday, Taseer was the chief guest at an exhibition polo match where he predicted the dominance of Pakistan Peoples Party for another term. The President's Bodyguard proved too strong for First

LAHORE - Abdul Ghafoor scored twice, in the 28th and 79th minutes, as KESC forced their way to fourth place with a 2-1 win over Wapda in final league match of Pakistan Premier Football League that concluded on Thursday at Peoples Sports Complex.
The defeat was meaningless for Wapda, who won the League at Karachi on December 12, securing a berth in the seventh AFC President's Cup.
Wapda, who slotted their lone goal through Arif Mehmood in the 85th minute, won the top prize